Automatic or self-adjustable weather-strip.



F. L. BARNIGK.

AUTOMATIC OR SELF ADJ USTABLE WEATHER STRIP. APPLICATION FILED 111111: 2, 1909.

946,482, Patented Jan. 11,1910.

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F. L. BARNIGK. AUTOMATIC 0R SELF ADJUSTABLE WEATHER STRIP.

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INVENTOR 1 51211126 Barnz'c'k ATTORNEYS FRANK L. BAR-NICK, F NEV YORK, N. Y.

AUTOMATIC OR SELF-ADJUSTABLE WEATHER-STRIP.

946,48 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 11, 1910.

Application filed March 2, 1909. Serial No. 480,839.

To all whom it may concern: connected to the weather strip the latter will Be it known that I, FRANK L. BARNICK, be drawn back or retracted to allow easy a citizen of the United States, residing at sliding of the sash. New York, in the county of New York and If it is desired to hold the weather strip State of New York, have invented new and permanently retracted any suitable fasten useful Improvements in Automatic or Selfing can be employed as for example abolt 2' Adjustable eather-Strips, of which the folwhich can be moved into the path of the lowing is a specification. weather strip to prevent its return to for- The weather strlp of this lnvention can ward position. be made automatlc or self ad ustable or so The connection or guide between the as to normally occupy a position to tightly weather strip and the sash is shown in form close or prevent looseness or rattling of the of a pin and slot connection the pin being window or door to which the article is apindicated at 70. plied. In the modification shown in Fig. 5 in This invention is set forth in the following addition to the vertical weather strips as specification and claims and illustrated in shown in Fig. 1 there is applied a transverse the annexed drawing in which weather strip which is connected to a verti- Figure 1 is a face view of a weather strip cal weather strip or strips by a bell crank embodying this invention and applied to a lever 711. As one of the weather strips is window or sliding sash. Fig. 2 is a face view moved to projected or retracted position the of part of the weather strip of Fig. 1 applied bell crank lever connections cause the other to the lower sash and showing the sash strips to move in unison. The transverse closed down and the weather strip in proweather strip in Fig. 5 is shown applied at jected position to make tight closure, said the lower sash to form closure at the botfigure being a section along :0 00 Fig. 1. Fig. tom but a like transverse strip could be ap 3 is a View like Fig. 2 showing the sash plied at the top of the upper sash to form a raised and the weather strip retracted 0r closure at that point. out of action to allow easy sliding of the The portion 0 of the weather strip is made sash. Fig. 4 is a section along y y Fig. 1. of rubber or other suitable material and is Fig. 5 is a face view of a modification. Fig. clasped by the tubular or U-shaped portion 6 is a section along 2 5 Fig. 5. Fig. 7 shows (Z of metal or the like. Into the portion (Z is parts of Fig. 5 with the sash or window placed a backing strip 0 of wood against open. which abuts the strip 0. If the strip 0 is to In Fig. 1 are shown the upper and lower be renewed it can be removed and another sashes of a sliding window but the descripstrip replaced without removing the backing tion of one sash will explain the invention. or base strip 0. The window pane a is carried by the sash The strip proper 0 can be made of any frame I) as usual. Into the frame or its suitable material such as rubber, cork or stiles are cut recesses into which can be set other substance. the weather strip composed of a rubber or I claim: contacting port-ion c which strip 0 is set l. A weather strip for windows and the into a reinforcing part or metallic binding (Z. like having guide and spring connections The weather strip is movably connected to and a lever piece for withdrawing the strip the sash and by action of a suitably applied from action said lever piece being adapted spring 6 the strip tends to move to closing to contact with a contiguous part of the winposition. A lever piece f suitably fulcrumed dow to automatically retract the strip when at g has its free end projecting into a recess the window is being opened and said contig in the stop bead or inside bead h when the uous part having a recess for the entry of window is closed allowing the spring 0 to the lever piece to allow the strip to autoproject the strip into action as seen in Fig. 2. matically return into action when the win- When the sash is raised Fig. 3 the free dow is closed. end of lever f being carried against the 2. A window, a weather strip for the winbead k is pressed back and being suitably l dow ha ing guide and spring connections therewith, a head for the window and a lever I piece for withdrawing the strip from action, said lever piece being made to project into contact with the bend and said head having a recess for the entry of the lever piece to allow the weather strip to contact with the bead.

i l 4 i i In testimony whereof I have hereunto setmy hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK L. BARNICK. itnesses V. C. HAL-Tr, (Hms'rmx ALMS'IAICD'L. 

